Military History
Provides the most authoritative, popularly-written, in-depth articles on the history of warfare from ancient times to the 20th century.
Readers from serious students of military tactics, strategy, leaders and campaigns to general world history enthusiasts find each issue compelling.
Readers from serious students of military tactics, strategy, leaders and campaigns to general world history enthusiasts find each issue compelling.
Weapons and Armor
Longbows, crossbows, siege machines, armor, and swordsmanship. Cover art may vary.
The Book of the Crossbow
Ralph Payne-Gallwey
Examines the use of the crossbow as military and sporting weapon, its construction and management in medieval and modern times. Also covers related weapons: ballistas, catapults, Turkish bow, more. Over 240 illustrations.
Paperback: 400 pages
Bowmen of England
Donald Featherstone
Study of English and Welsh archers and the longbow, the weapon that revolutionized medieval concepts and traditions of war.
Paperback: 164 pages
English Longbowman
Clive Bartlett
Insights into the lives of longbowmen, packed with full color illustrations, highly detailed cutaways, artwork of weaponry and armor, and action-packed battle scenes.
Paperback: 64 pages
The Medieval Archer
Jim Bradbury
Traces the history of the archer in the medieval period, both military and social, from the Norman Conquest to the Wars of the Roses.
Paperback: 206 pages
Medieval Siege Weapons
David Nicolle
Reveals how the combination of technological traditions from the Graeco-Roman world, Persia, India and above all China made a contribution to the development of medieval siege techniques. Illustrated throughout.
Paperback: 48 pages
Knives and Scabbards
J. Cowgill
Discusses and illustrates over five hundred knives, scabbards, shears and scissors dating from the mid-12th to the mid-15th centuries, found excavations in the City of London.
Hardcover: 184 pages
Arms and Armor: A Pictorial Archive
Carol Belanger Grafton
Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implements, along with scenes of battle, soldiers, horses, artillery and more.
Paperback: 128 pages
A Knight and His Weapons
Ewart Oakeshott
The history of spears, lances, axes, maces, hammers, swords, daggers, and crude firearms, including how each was made and used in battle.
Paperback: 124 pages
A Knight and His Armor
Ewart Oakeshott
A detailed history of how armor developed, how and of what it was made, and how it was worn.
Paperback: 122 pages
The Archaeology of Weapons
Ewart Oakeshott
A detailed and thorough account of pre-modern weapons of war – from the prehistoric Bronze and Iron Ages and the breakup of the Roman Empire, to the Viking era and the Age of Chivalry. Profusely illustrated with a host of armor and weapons: daggers, longbows, crossbows, helmets, swords, shields, spears and more.
Paperback: 384 pages
Records of the Medieval Sword
Ewart Oakeshott
Extensive and thorough study of the origins, development and usage of the glamorous two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages.
Paperback: 316 pages
The Book of the Sword
Sir Richard F. Burton
Traces the sword's origin – from prehistory to its full growth during early Roman Empire. Discusses earliest weapons of stone, bone, horn and wood as well as variations: sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar and more. Includes nearly 300 line drawings.
Paperback: 336 pages
